Paradise, Michigan
Tahquamenon Falls
These dramatic cola-colored falls have appeared in a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and a song by Sufjan Stevens.
Places I've been
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Paradise, Michigan
These dramatic cola-colored falls have appeared in a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and a song by Sufjan Stevens.
Chattanooga, Tennessee
The mysterious wonder of an underground waterfall is illuminated by multicolored lights.
Savannah, Georgia
Two flush headstones mark the only known graves to be embedded in an airport runway.
Lookout Mountain, Georgia
A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.
Middletown, Maryland
Built by the patriotic residents of Boonsboro in a single day.
Custer, South Dakota
The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.
Mitchell, South Dakota
A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.
Hot Springs, South Dakota
This prehistoric sinkhole lured exclusively male mammoths to their death, much to the delight of science.
Wall, South Dakota
The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.
Cedar Crest, New Mexico
Deadly airliner crash preserved for those willing to climb and pay respects.
Audubon, Iowa
The World's Largest Bull.
Holland, Michigan
The park is home to the United States's only still-operating Dutch windmill.
Pontiac, Michigan
What was once the largest NFL stadium.
Homestead, Florida
A mysterious castle built as a monument to lost love.
Clermont, Florida
An icon among Florida's pre-Disney tourist attractions, just west of Orlando.
Titusville, Florida
A building so large that it has its own weather.
Oshkosh, Wisconsin
One of the largest aviation events in the world brings half a million aircraft enthusiasts to Wisconsin each year.
Green Bank, West Virginia
This rural community has attracted both scientists and techno-refugees due to its federally-mandated lack of technology.
Green Bank, West Virginia
The world's largest fully steerable radio telescope.
Riverton, West Virginia
Near-constant high winds deform the trees on Spruce Knob, the highest point in West Virginia.
Beckley, West Virginia
A historic coal mine that doubles as a museum and tourist attraction.
White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
America's post-nuclear-attack chambers of Congress.
Fayetteville, West Virginia
One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.
Weston, West Virginia
A particularly creepy abandoned hospital that sparks interest for lovers of the supernatural.